Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 229 | 206 | 263 | 259 | 502 | 1023 | 1121 | 651 | 475 | 555 | 437 | 473 | 480 | 788 | 726 | 356 | 292 | 247 | 210 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:43PM1.70m | 1:01AM1.60m | 1:24PM1.73m | 1:41AM1.65m | 2:04PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.42m | 6:48PM0.43m | 6:59AM0.37m | 7:30PM0.38m | 7:42AM0.32m | 8:10PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 291 | 196 | 112 | 66 | 259 | 19 | 17 | 471 | 365 | 468 | 22 | 231 | 473 | 480 | 414 | 380 | 356 | 292 | 247 | 210 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | N 3 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 164 | 229 | 206 | 263 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 188 | 122 | 118 | 130 | 118 | 118 | 119 | 170 | 231 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 6 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | — | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 18 | — | — | 7 | — | 12 | — | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 9 | 158 | 502 | 1023 | 1121 | 651 | 475 | 555 | 437 | — | — | 788 | 726 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 300 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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